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There are plenty of things about the present conflict that bother people like me. The widespread international dissatisfaction with President George W. Bush and his methods bothers me. In the Persian Gulf War troops from 30 different countries participated; today, Tony Blair can barely keep his own party behind...
None of the ROTC members will have to go abroad this year, since the period of enlistment begins after graduation. And most, judging by the length of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, are not very worried about the call to arms...
...getting all the time he needed to prepare his massive strike force. Now, with a war as little as a week or two away, the plan looks remarkably similar to what Franks proposed more than a year ago: five carriers are on station in the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, the equivalent of five divisions have been dispersed to positions on Iraq's borders, and a total of 250,000 troops are standing by in the region...
...from the massive naval deployment in the Gulf. "This is the largest ever naval deployment in history," in the words of Rear Admiral Barry M. Costello, the Commander of the CTF 55. To be precise, there are three aircraft carriers - Constellation, Kitty Hawk and Lincoln - choking up the narrow Persian Gulf. Combined, they send nearly 200 sorties into Iraq every day and can double that within hours. Add to that more than 130 cruisers, frigates and destroyers...
More than 150,000 U.S. reserve troops have been deployed to the Persian Gulf and elsewhere, and before they left, most had only a few days to get their wills, insurance, bank and investment accounts and other financial affairs in order. You may not be worried about being shipped overseas at a moment's notice, but the sort of prep work that smart reservists and other military personnel do is just as valuable for anyone who might spend time away from home. And unless you never take a vacation or business trip, that means you. I live less than...